Palettes / Colors / #CBF6DC

#CBF6DC — Pale Green

#CBF6DC is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CBF6DC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F6CBE5; it also sits naturally between #CFF6CB and #CBF6F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 96% · Blue 86%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CBF6DC

.text { color: #CBF6DC; }
.background { background-color: #CBF6DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBF6DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 246, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 70%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBF6DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 246, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBF6DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 246, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBF6DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBF6DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6CBE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBF6DC: #000000.

How #CBF6DC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBF6DC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBF6DC?

#CBF6DC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 203, 246, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBF6DC?

#CBF6DC is RGB 203, 246, 220 — HSL 144°, 70%, 88% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 11%, 4%.

What colors go with #CBF6DC?

Its complement is #F6CBE5; analogous partners are #CFF6CB and #CBF6F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBF6DC for text?

Black text on #CBF6DC has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.